Lucia to release Friday

Sandalwood`s first crowd-funded movie Lucia, which bagged an award at the 4th London Indian Film Festival, will release in theatres on September 6.

Pawan Kumar, a one-time assistant of acclaimed film-maker Yogaraj Bhat, has directed the movie. Siddharth Nuni is the cinematographer while Arundathi is the costume designer.

The movie does not boast of a powerful A list actors, but includes critically acclaimed theatre artiste-turned-film actor Ninasam Satish and new comers Shruti Hariharan, Hardika Shetty, character actor Achyuth Kumar, and Sanjay.

Poornachandra Tejaswi has composed the music for the movie. Well-known director Yogaraj Bhat, Poornachandra Tejaswi and Raghavendra have written the lyrics for the songs. Lucia is Pawan`s second attempt as an independent director.